~ It has occurred to me, since writing this poem, that some of the references to chairs and rooms in France might seem a little tenuous. For me, there was a painting in the exhibition of a person reclining on a chair. The chair in the painting immediately reminded me of a 'Van Gogh' chair and, of course, my family connection to the Dutch artist, Anton Hirschig, who stayed in the attic room next door to Van Gogh in the Auberge Ravoux at the time of his death. His description of Van Gogh's harrowing death has always chilled me. You can see the room/chair in question withe the links below ~